Franklin Spade, Jr
 Mr. Badass |
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| Profile | |||
| Name: | Franklin Randall Spade, Jr. | ||
| Superalias: | Mr. Badass | ||
| Gender: | Male | ||
| Species: | Human | ||
| Occupation: | President, SpadeCo. | ||
| Citizenship: | American (Hell yeah!) | ||
| Residence: | Gotham City | ||
| Education: | B.S. in Economics | ||
| Theme: | Original (OC) | ||
| Groups: | Entertainment, Gothamites, Metropolis, News Media, Street Level | ||
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| Apparent Age: | 49 | Actual Age: | 49 |
| Date of Birth | 21 Mar 1973 | Played By | Will Arnett |
| Height: | 6'2" | Weight: | 204 lb |
| Hair Color: | Brown | Eye Color: | Blue-Grey |
| Twitter: | @FranklinSpadeJr. (V) | ||
| Theme Song: | Erasure - A Little Respect | ||
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Character Info
Profile
Franklin Spade, Jr. is the son of financially successful, yet controversial business tycoon Franklin Spade (Senior), and, having taken over as President of SpadeCo., seems to be on track to follow in his father's financially successful, yet controversial footsteps. He doesn't have Tony Stark's engineering genius or Bruce Wayne's sense of social responsibility, he just has money to burn and the gonads to be the next Big Damn Hero - and he intends to prove it.
Timeline
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Timeline:
* 1947: Franklin Randall Spade, Sr., is born and raised in Gotham City to a blue-collar family.
* 1963: Franklin Spade, Sr. starts working at Mayfair Industrial plant.
* 1967: Franklin Spade, Sr. marries Margaret Mayfair.
* 1970: Franklin Spade, Sr. starts Spade Realty Company with investment by father-in-law Charles Mayfair.
* 1973: Franklin Randall Spade, Jr. is born and raised in Gotham City. First son of Franklin Randall Spade, Sr. and then-wife Margaret Spade.
* 1976: Franklin Spade, Sr. makes his first million dollars in real estate.
* 1980: Franklin Spade, Sr. and Margaret Spade divorce after Margaret's infidelity revealed.
* 1981: Franklin Spade, Sr. diversifies by buying out Gotham Sun newspaper.
* 1984: Franklin Randall Spade, Sr. remarries to pop star Sheila Spade nee Montague.
* 1985: Franklin Randall Spade, Sr. diversifies with launch of Spade Electronics.
* 1986: Flagship Spade Electronics product 'Spade Ultra PC' launches but fails in the market.
* 1989: Franklin Spade, Sr. is divorced by Sheila Spade for infidelity.
* 1990: Franklin Spade, Sr. diversifies by launching 'Spade Financial,' opening branches in Gotham and Metropolis.
* 1992: Franklin Spade, Jr. enrolls at Metropolis University.
* 1996: Franklin Spade, Jr. graduates from Metropolis U. with B.S. in Economics and joins Gotham branch of Spade Financial, quickly rising through the ranks.
* 1997: Franklin Spade, Jr. marries first wife, fellow Metro U. graduate Maria Lopez.
* 1998: Franklin Spade, Jr.'s first child, Mariana, is born.
* 2000: Franklin Spade, Jr.'s second child, Millennia, is born.
* 2001: Franklin Spade, Jr.'s third child, Mercedes, is born.
* 2003: Franklin's wife, Maria Spade, dies of cancer.
* 2004: Franklin Spade, Jr., marries second wife, Gotham lawyer Charlene Cross.
* 2007: Franklin Spade, Jr., becomes President of Spade Financial Gotham.
Timeline2:
* 2008: Franklin Spade, Jr., goes bankrupt due to mismanagement and economic crisis. Spade Jr. signs contract to film reality show 'Riches to Rags: The Spade Story' documenting his family life during and after the proceedings. Spade's ineptitude and the family's volatile chemistry leads to the reality show's ratings unexpectedly soaring.
* 2009: Franklin Spade, Jr. uses income from first season and cash donation from his mother to buy out production company that filmed first season, renaming it to 'Spade Productions.'
* 2010: Franklin Spade, Jr. suffers humiliating divorce by Charlene Spade after being caught in infidelity by 'Riches to Rags' documenteers during the third season. Ratings soar.
* 2012: Franklin Spade, Jr. marries Swedish model Katrina Karlsson.
* 2013: Franklin Randall Spade III is born to Franklin Spade, Jr. and Katrina Karlsson.
* 2017: Highly-rated 'Going Pro' season of now-rebranded 'Spades' reality show. Mariana Spade opts out of university to focus on her training as a professional wrestler. Millennia Spade releases first album. Mercedes Spade starts part-time work as fashion model. Franklin Spade, Jr. is hired to management track at SpadeCo, working directly under Franklin Spade, Sr.
* 2018: Millennia Spade is caught lip-syncing on talk show, earning her nickname 'Millie Vanilli.' Mariana Spade wins 'Women's Championship.'
* 2019: Home video of Millennia Spade and boyfriend, pop punk singer Alex Breaker, emerges, immediately eclipsing 'Millie Vanilli' incident. Mariana Spade begins training as a mixed martial artist. Mercedes Spade launches 'Mercy' beauty product line and becomes first third-generation millionaire Spade within the year.
* 2020: Franklin Spade Jr. is put in a triangle choke by Mariana Spade in a Michelin star restaurant after upsetting Millennia Spade at family dinner. The incident is captured on smartphone by Mercedes Spade and goes viral. Franklin Spade, Sr. marries seventh wife, professional tennis player Aphrodite Jones. Franklin Spade, Jr. and Katrina Karlsson begin divorce proceedings and enter separation.
* 2021: Franklin Spade, Jr. starts a new reality TV series, 'Frankie Spade's Fight Quest,' in which he trains to become a tournament-ready mixed martial artist. Franklin Spade, Sr. declares incredulously on Twitter that if Franklin Jr. beats Light Heavyweight Bobby 'Brix' Brixton, he'll make him President of SpadeCo. Franklin Jr. defeats Bobby Brixton by submission via triangle choke in highly improbable third round finish. Accusations abound that match was fixed.
* 2022: Franklin Spade, Jr. and Katrina Karlsson finalize divorce. Having won his match with 'Brix' and become President of SpadeCo. but failed to earn the respect of his father, wife or daughters, Franklin Spade, Jr. decides to start a new reality series documenting his becoming of the superhero 'Mr. Badass.'
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Personality
Family Man:
Franklin Spade, Jr. may not be good at family, but family is always the thing that drives him. He wants respect from his partners, children, and father, and getting it is often on his mind - but he always seems to mess it up, thanks to his obnoxious and often obtuse personality. Still, family is the one thing he'd sacrifice for - especially his daughters. And his son, when he remembers he's around.
Jerkass:
Franklin Spade, Jr. is the kind of guy who says what he thinks, when he thinks it. Like his father before him, he's developed layers of protection for his ego. The first is to project confidence, which usually means being loud and self-assured about any claim he makes, without worrying about whether it's true or appropriate or kind. The second is humour, used to make himself look witty; he can always claim something was a joke later. The third is verbal attack: using derogatory language and put-downs to defend or preemptively undermine people who call him out, question him, or disagree. Some find his attitude entertaining or have an appreciation for his perceived sincerity, but he tends to piss people off.
Schmoozer:
Despite his often-abrasive personality, Franklin Spade, Jr. does have a certain charm he can turn on when he needs to, and 'when he needs to' often means when he's talking to women. It might not work all the time, given that savvy sorts will often see through his agenda, but it's been enough to get him into (and out of) marriages with, as he'd put it, some major league hotties.
Character Sheet
Powers
Luck:
Like his father before him, Franklin Spade, Jr. has improbably good fortune. It often goes unnoticed, because it doesn't prevent bad things from happening to him at all, but it means that things almost always seem to work out for him in spite of his own competence (or lack thereof). It's the reason that he went from bankruptcy and a failed financial company to greater fame and fortune than he'd ever had before. It's not often tested, but it works at a micro as well as macro level; he might get his ass kicked, but end up winning a fight anyway thanks to some twist of fate. It often covers for where he lacks as a superhero; he might not have the best R & D, and his more obviously useful prototype gadgets might fail, but his more esoteric devices have a knack for turning out to be just the right thing in a given moment - even if it's not what they were meant for.
Skills
Athletics:
Franklin Spade, Jr. has been undergoing daily athletic training since he began his ambition to become a superhero. He's not at peak fitness, and he's past his prime, but he's got the speed and stamina to outmatch your typical street criminal and can bench three hundred pounds comfortably.
Business:
Franklin Spade, Jr. has a B.S. in Economics, and he's B.S.'d his way through the economy for years. He's not as refined as he ought to be when it comes to the details of running companies, but he has a nose for business opportunities and a knack for making them work - or at least coming out ahead when they fail spectacularly.
Chutzpah:
Franklin Spade, Jr. has an audacious quality that allows him to meet external threats with far more confidence than he should have, on paper. The only thing that keeps this from backfiring too disastrously in most cases is his own preternatural good fortune.
Combat:
Franklin Spade, Jr. has spent a year in intensive martial arts training, learning a combination of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, karate and kick-boxing, and continues to maintain training in those styles. He can hold his own in a fight, but still has quite a bit to learn about fighting in real, life-or-death situations. He has also begun training with his prototype hand weapon, the 'Mace of Spades,' which is wielded in the fashion of a hammer.
Franklin has also practiced in simulations with his experimental side-arm, the BFG, and has mediocre marksmanship with the weapon - though a combination of luck and the weapon's unpredictable area of effect tends to result in him managing to achieve his ends with it.
Demagoguery:
Franklin Spade, Jr. has a knack for getting people on his side by appealing to their prejudices or desires, though he's not always intentional about it, and it can often turn many people against him. He's also pretty good at getting people angry, which he can use to unbalance them socially or in tense situations.
Driving:
Franklin Spade, Jr. has always been an aggressive driver and a speed demon. While a hazard in civilian driving situations, the skill could actually come in handy in situations where such reckless driving is actually necessary.
Resources
Bfg:
Designed by SpadeTech and named by a gaming geek amongst their number, the BFG is a sidearm that fires spherical projectiles that explode upon impact to release a high-intensity localized sonic burst. What this tends to mean is that a direct hit will knock most ordinary humans on their ass, if not out cold, in addition to a disorienting effect. It can also cause some materials, like concrete, to crack with the intensity, and could be used to burst through walls. Due to imperfections in the design and production, it occasionally fires duds or otherwise malfunctions.
Costume:
Designed to his personal specifications, Franklin Jr.'s 'Mr. Badass' costume prototype is designed primarily with personal safety and aesthetic in mind. Favouring protection over agility so far, the suit can absorb small arms fire and typical cutting weapons, severely dampening blunt impacts, and even protect from explosions at a certain distance. However, it does have its weak points around the joints, and it can impede movement at times. Not to mention, it's pretty heavy - though by that merit, it does pack a punch. It also includes a gas mask, because Franklin Jr. believes gas masks are badass.
Gadgets:
Franklin Spade, Jr. usually has an array of gadgets at his disposal, from tear gas bombs to jetpacks - though few have been stamped for approval as permanent elements of his kit, and they're not generally as efficient or reliable or effective as those used by more competent gadgeteers.
Mace of Spades:
One of the only well-designed and consistent prototype devices in Mr. Badass' arsenal so far, the Mace of Spades is a project by Sylvia Stover. Designed to deliver concussive bursts with each blow that would allow it to serve as a less-than-lethal backup weapon, the weapon wasn't yet fully calibrated when Franklin came across it, striking with sufficient force to send a grown man flying. Franklin was happy with the overtuned power level and currently employs it as such - though it also has a tendency to sometimes short out when the battery becomes overtaxed.
Media:
Franklin's father has extensive connections and holdings in media outlets, including the conservative local paper 'The Gotham Sun' and its electronic network based in Gotham City. Between those, a large social media following, and Franklin Jr.'s company Spade Productions, he can muster a fair amount of torsion when trying to spin things in his favour - though not everyone respects the journalistic integrity of those media enterprises.
Spadetech:
Originally a computing hardware firm called 'Spade Electronics' that launched the failed platform 'Spade Ultra PC' in 1986, the formerly-ailing company now known as 'SpadeTech' was bought out from his father for a pittance by Franklin Jr. and rebranded, its research and development division injected with an influx of capital and personnel by Franklin Jr. in order to design new technological projects to support Spade Jr.'s 'Mr. Badass' persona. Unfortunately for Franklin Jr., the startup lacks the visionary leadership or top-notch personnel that those he would like to consider his peers have access to so far - aside from Sylvia Stover, an overworked and undervalued scientist who might be one dropped portfolio away from supervillainy.
Wealth:
The son and heir of a billionaire, Franklin Spade, Jr. is extremely wealthy in his own right, by most standards. He has millions of dollars in savings and investments and is the owner of Spade Productions, a company focused on reality television productions valued at over $100 million, and his annual income from his role as President of SpadeCo is in the seven figure range.
Weaknesses
Abrasive:
Franklin Spade, Jr. has a knack for rubbing people the wrong way, and not always on purpose. This often alienates people around him and gets him in trouble with people whose opinions he actually cares about - like the board of directors at SpadeCo, or his children. It can make finding allies a challenge when he's willing to admit that he needs them.
Chauvinist:
Franklin Spade, Jr. tends to present as a sleazebag or chauvinist when it comes to women, and often makes masculinity-based slights against other men. The truth is that he has issues with intimacy after the death of his first wife and fears being seen as un-masculine, as well as a resentment of his second wife and, to some degree, his mother.
Daddy Issues:
Franklin Spade, Jr. would never admit it, but more than anything else, he seeks affirmation from his father, who rarely gives it to him. This leads him to follow in his father's footsteps, despite the fact that many of those footsteps are faux pas. This often leads him to feelings of humiliation and anger, and makes him prone to manipulation by Franklin Sr. Unfortunately, it also means that he's hesitant to get close to his own son for fear of messing him up.
Daughters:
Franklin Spade, Jr.'s three daughters - Mariana, Millennia, and Mercedes - are all that he has left of his first wife. He sometimes tries too hard to involve himself in their lives, puts too much pressure on them, and sometimes doesn't make enough time for them, using work as an excuse for alone time - and at this point, it's safe to say that they're sick of him. If someone wanted to get to Franklin, the best way to do it would be through his daughters.
Franklin Spade Iii:
Franklin Spade, Jr.'s relationship with his only son is awkward at best and cold at worst. He intends to do right by the boy, but thinks that 'doing right' means paying Frankie III's way through life and otherwise avoiding the kid in hopes that his 'curse' won't pass on to his son. What he doesn't realise yet is that his son is a mutant waiting to express.
Incompetence:
Franklin Spade, Jr. just isn't as good at things as he'd like to think that he is. He's not a complete idiot, but he isn't as clever as he believes, and he tends to make his way through life through a combination of luck and bullsh**. He even bullsh**s himself. It mostly comes down to an unwillingness to admit to his mistakes or self-doubt, which stunts his ability to learn and grow from the ones he does make.
Prototype Tech:
Not all of Mr. Badass's tech has been properly field-tested. In fact, most of it hasn't. It's prone to not working the way that it's intended, or to outright failure. It'll probably take a lot of work before it becomes reliable, if ever.
Spade Family Curse:
After the death of his first wife, Franklin Spade, Jr., was told the legend of a family curse by his father. According to the legend, his grandfather was given a choice between marrying a gypsy woman and marrying an heiress, and when he chose the heiress, he and his line were cursed by the gypsy woman to 'be lucky in everything but love.' The heiress reputedly died shortly after their marriage, and Spade's grandfather used the money from her will to travel to America.
Whether or not the story is true, his family does have good luck - and a history of bad luck with marriages. Spade didn't believe in the curse at first, but after three marriages gone wrong, he's bought into the idea - and thus blames himself for the death of his first wife.
Xenophobic:
Franklin Spade, Jr. may be more progressive than his dynastic predecessor, but he still tends to have a fear of alien and unusual things. In particular, he distrusts literal aliens despite their shows of good intent, as well as mutants - he only trusts superheroes who rely on human ingenuity for their endeavours, though he also distrusts those who hide behind masks.
Role-Play
Logs
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Franklin Spade, Jr has
6 finished logs.
| Title | Date | Scene Summary |
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| Winter Wonder Wasteland by Mr Freeze | December 26th, 2022 | Mr. Freeze attacks Gotham with a blimp armed with freeze gas. Heroes rally to stop him from taking over the city. |
| Santa's Timelost Village | December 23rd, 2022 | Megan and Harper crack the mystery, Grant shoots Santa, Franklin bonds with his son, Cain becomes legend, and Karolina sparkles. Just your average Hallmark Holiday Special. |
| The Worst Defense | October 20th, 2022 | A group of disparate heroes fight off the DREAD DORMAMMU attempting to infect the world with the DARK DIMENSION! |
| Dress Like A Hero, Meet A Hero | June 4th, 2022 | In a photoshot where Aurora had to pose as a sexy Captain Marvel, she wound up meeting an actual god! How about that? Oh, Franklin Spade, Jr was also there. And his daughters. And was that the actual Captain Marvel...? |
| Glory be to the Glory Seekers | June 1st, 2022 | No description |
| Happy birthday, Tony Stark! | May 29th, 2022 | Just another Tony Stark birthday party? |
Cutscenes
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Franklin Spade, Jr has
6 finished logs.
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Entertainment Credits
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Franklin Spade, Jr has been credited in
2 shows.
| Title | Date | Scene Summary |
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| FrankieSpadesFightQuest | January 1st, 2021 | Reality show documenting Franklin training to become a tournament-ready mixed martial artist |
| Spades | January 1st, 2008 | Reality show following Franklin's family life |
Franklin Spade, Jr has been credited in
0 albums.
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| No music submitted yet. | ||
Franklin Spade, Jr has authored
0 books.
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